Audi newsletter 2009-09-06

Audi extends lead in the DTM
DTM: By clinching second place at Brands Hatch Audi driver Timo Scheider
extended his lead in the DTM standings. With Martin Tomczyk finishing
third, another Audi driver mounted the podium. Mattias Ekstrom took ...

Audi extends lead in the DTM

DTM: By clinching second place at Brands Hatch Audi driver Timo Scheider
extended his lead in the DTM standings. With Martin Tomczyk finishing
third, another Audi driver mounted the podium. Mattias Ekstrom took fifth
place and thus defended his position as the runner-up of the standings. A
total of five Audi drivers scored points at Brands Hatch. Mike
Rockenfeller in seventh place was the best driver of a year-old car. In
the team classification Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline took the sole lead
again.

Another podium result for the Audi R8 LMS

Italian GT3 Championship: Dindo Capello and Giorgio Senna achieved
another podium result for the Audi R8 LMS at Imola. In the first race on
Saturday the two Italians took third place as rain was setting in. On
Sunday they just barely missed a podium finish in fourth place on a dry
track. The duo from Audi Sport Italia continues ranking in third place of
the Italian GT3 Championship standings.

Pole position but no racing luck in France

French GT3 Championship: Stephane Ortelli clinched a pole position for
the Audi R8 LMS in the French GT3 Championship at Albi. However, the
Oreca team was missing the required bit of racing luck: In both rounds
Ortelli and his teammate Yvan Lebon had to park their R8 LMS early due to
transmission problems.

Team Kolles to compete in Japan

LMS: The finale of the Le Mans Series (LMS) at Silverstone next weekend
will not yet mark the end of the sports car season for Team Kolles. The
private team based in Greding will additionally contest the two races of
the newly incepted Asian Le Mans Series at Okayama (Japan) on October 31
and November 1 with its two Audi R10 TDI cars.

Coming up next week

Finale of the Le Mans Series (LMS) at Silverstone (Sunday) ... Rounds 7
and 8 of the FIA GT3 European Championship at Portimao (Saturday/Sunday)
... Rounds 13 and 14 of the Swedish Junior Touring Car Championship at
Knutstorp (Friday/Saturday).